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new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer

1

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

5

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

4

or

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

6

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

1

stipend; reward

1

very; extremely; that is

3

soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly

1

lavender

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

3

bamboo blind

1

being on duty; person on duty

1

young adult still living at home; dependent; female servant working for a lady-in-waiting working in the inner part of a lord's house (Edo period); freeloader living in a samurai's house; young kabuki actor in service of a master (Edo period)

3

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

7

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

4

the lower classes; the common people

1

setting a bad example to others

2

individual; one by one; separate; each

9

back; behind; rear

5

junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

1

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

9

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

8

newcomer; initiate; rookie

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

11

this and that; one thing and another

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

11

predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

1

to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

2

the reason is ...; it is because ...

1

in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

2

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

3

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

9

to feel; to sense; to experience

22

spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

1

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

2

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

10

secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent

5

puppet

10

body; group; party; company; troupe

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unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

1

head; chief; boss

3

Ziggy (comic strip)

37

baron

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yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

5

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

6

hostility; animosity; enmity

1

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

1

to bring up a subject

3

blinking (in surprise)

2